Porto, Portugal, July 31,
2014 - With the final pool round still left on Friday, some of the teams at the
FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships in Porto already secured top
position in the pool.

Among those teams are last
year’s gold medallist Eduarda Santos Lisboa from Brazil and her new partner
Andressa Cavalcanti Ramalho and Russia’s Daria Rudykh and the 2013 silver
medallist Nadezda Makroguzova. In the men’s competition Poland’s
Lysikowski/Jetke also secured first place.

Reigning U19 world champion
Eduarda Santos Lisboa got an early birthday present from her partner Andressa
Cavalcanti Ramalho on Thursday: top position in pool B.

The Brazilian girls defeated Paraguay’s Michelle/Erika (21-17, 21-16) and Italy’s
Frasca/Giometti (21-13, 21-16) on the second day of the FIVB U19 World
Championships. Read
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Big game
ahead for France and Argentina in pool C

France’s Arnaud Loiseau and Arnaud Gauthier-Rat and Argentina’s Leo
Aveiro and Santiago Aulisi will clash on Friday to decide who wins top position
in pool C at the FIVB U19 World Championships in Porto.

Both teams won all of their four pool matches so far and will meet in the final
one on Friday. The winner will get a bye in the first knockout round. Read
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Brazil’s Arthur and George
Wanderley love the art of beach volleyball

Brazil’s Arthur Diego Mariano
Lanci and George Wanderley Souto Maior took a firm lead on Thursday in pool B
at the FIVB U19 World Championships.

The South-Americans defeated Austria’s Kratz/Pristauz-Telsnigg (21-15, 21-18)
and Germany’s top team Rudolf/Stadie (23-21, 21-17) on Thursday and have not
lost one set in four games. Read
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José Jardim, a promising
player on and off the sand

The number 2 jersey on the
Portuguese team Francisco-Jardim is not only one of Portugal’s best beach
volleyball players, he is also a rising star in the Portuguese volleyball
scene. But how could it be different, because José Jardim is the youngest son
(18) of one of the most important coaches in Portugal. Read
more

The third day of the U19
World Championships starts at 9.00 with the last round of pool matches,
followed by the first elimination round in the afternoon. The semifinals and
medal matches for both genders are scheduled for Sunday.

This is the 13th edition of
the FIVB U19 World Championships and the third hosted by Porto. This year the
courts are actually spread over two cities. The centre court and second court
are situated in Porto, the four outside courts in neighbouring town Matosinhos.